Tag: Alexis Díaz de Villegas

The first film in forty years to be co-produced by Cuba and Japan, it recounts the story of Freddy Maymura Hurtado who was a Bolivian man of Japanese descent. He joined the freedom fighters lead by Che Guevara in 1966 and was martyred at the age of twenty five. Aiming to rid his world of injustice and the gap between the rich and powerful and the rest of us the inspiring film reminds the viewer of the need for living with a purpose. Ernesto means 'serious,' but was also Che Guevara's first name.

When la Havana falls prey to a full-blown zombie invasion, slacker Juan and his friend decide to profit from the crisis and set up a zombie eradication business with the slogan 'Juan de los Muertos – we kill your loved ones'. Before long Juan finds himself in the money – as well as in the unfamiliar and somewhat uncomfortable role of local hero – as he and his partner expand their ever-expanding repertoire of inventive ways to kill zombies.